Re: line count ceiling--how do I break it?!!

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Don't feel bad. I just got my first paycheck, for three days' work, a

whopping $57.00

!!! Woo-woo! I'm doing transcription of conference calls though, and I

only did one call a day for those days. My next paycheck should be closer

to $600, and I hope it keeps going up.

The problem I seem to have is that when I first start in the morning, I'm

sluggish, then I get good about the time the second cup of coffee kicks in,

and stay good for two or three hours. It's like all I have to do is think

the word, and it happens on the screen, without my consciously directing my

fingers. After that, it's like my brain goes numb, and my shoulders and the

backs of my hands stiffen up. I keep typing like a dyslexic, using the

backspace key as much as all the others combined. My speed drops WAY off by

the end of the day. When I'm good, a four-minute segment takes me 15 to 20

minutes to type, depending on the speakers. When my brain goes numb, the

same segment takes me half an hour. A couple of nights, I was up until past

1:00 in order to finish. It was like a form of torture!

I'm not doing MT yet, but I'm still lurking and learning, and taking heart

from all the encouragement other recent grads get. Thanks, everybody, for

continuing to be so positive!

Lynn

Re: line count ceiling--how do I break it?!!

<snip> Rennie da slow poke!

This should make you feel like your as fast as lightning.

I started with MedQuist yesterday. Today was my first full day

transcribing (mush mouths I might add) and I felt great doing 344

lines in the whole entire day <ggg>. I think I made a whole $17.00

today. Go ahead you can laugh, I am.

Being the eternal optimist, it can only get better!!!!!

Slower poke than Rennie

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[Guest guest]

Lynn,

Are you trying to work " straight through " . If this is the case, one needs

to take a short walk around the room, or just get up and away from the

keyboard for about 5 minutes every hour. Use this time to stretch out

those arm and hand muscles. This will help prevent carpal tunnel and, I

believe, you will find even this short break will help your productivity.

Gai

[Guest guest]

Lynn,

Are you trying to work " straight through " . If this is the case, one needs

to take a short walk around the room, or just get up and away from the

keyboard for about 5 minutes every hour. Use this time to stretch out

those arm and hand muscles. This will help prevent carpal tunnel and, I

believe, you will find even this short break will help your productivity.

Gai

[Guest guest]

Lynn,

Are you trying to work " straight through " . If this is the case, one needs

to take a short walk around the room, or just get up and away from the

keyboard for about 5 minutes every hour. Use this time to stretch out

those arm and hand muscles. This will help prevent carpal tunnel and, I

believe, you will find even this short break will help your productivity.

Gai

[Guest guest]

You are so right, Gai. One of those late nights, I just got up and actually

went and took a mini nap, and when I came back, my brain was functioning

again! Also, I try to get up and move my arms and shoulders around, walk to

the mailbox (half a mile away), etc. Sometimes, though, there just isn't

time between calls, so I try to do a little mini-break. It's getting

better, but those first couple of weeks were really rough.

Lynn

Re: Re: line count ceiling--how do I break it?!!

Lynn,

Are you trying to work " straight through " . If this is the case, one needs

to take a short walk around the room, or just get up and away from the

keyboard for about 5 minutes every hour. Use this time to stretch out

those arm and hand muscles. This will help prevent carpal tunnel and, I

believe, you will find even this short break will help your productivity.

Gai

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[Guest guest]

Jan..I hear ya..I also work for a national company, and

the type of reports, dictators, etc., make all the

difference in the world as far as lines go. Top speed

for me on ER reports would be 200 lph and that would be

with macros used for ROS, physical exam, etc. and that

would only be for an hour or so, as I am switched back

and forth on several accounts. Most of the time I

average as you do, although my company has a higher lph

minimum.. I like yours better..

[Guest guest]

Jan..I hear ya..I also work for a national company, and

the type of reports, dictators, etc., make all the

difference in the world as far as lines go. Top speed

for me on ER reports would be 200 lph and that would be

with macros used for ROS, physical exam, etc. and that

would only be for an hour or so, as I am switched back

and forth on several accounts. Most of the time I

average as you do, although my company has a higher lph

minimum.. I like yours better..